Latham Partner Michelle Kelban Recognized Among Most Influential Women in New York Commercial Real Estate
Global Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice named a Bisnow New York Power Women honoree.
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Michelle Kelban, Global Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice, advises clients on a range of complex and prominent real estate transactions, including private capital raising and financing, acquisitions, joint venture recapitalizations, and workouts and restructurings.
Nationally recognized as a leading real estate lawyer, Michelle serves a variety of key market players, including private equity firms, US and foreign investors, institutional lenders, and family offices. She leverages her broad-based experience to help clients successfully navigate all types of real estate transactions across an array of asset classes. Michelle brings particular experience in highly structured and multifaceted deals involving bespoke structures.
Michelle regularly advises on transactions involving:
A collaborative and creative problem solver, Michelle works closely with clients to understand their key business needs. She delivers pragmatic, commercially driven advice, with a focus on building consensus among key stakeholders and achieving a client’s strategic objectives. She is regularly recognized in leading legal publications, including Chambers USA and The Legal 500.
Michelle is actively involved in pro bono and community service initiatives. She provides pro bono counsel to nonprofit organizations and schools, including the Girls Global Academy (GGA), an all-girls public charter high school in Washington, D.C. Michelle is also a member of the Beacon Group, which provides grants to local New York organizations supporting underserved populations.
In 2020, Michelle was elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, an invitation-only organization comprising leading real estate lawyers across the US.
Michelle’s experience includes advising:
Global Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice named a Bisnow New York Power Women honoree.
Michelle Kelban, Global Co-Chair of Latham's Real Estate Practice, is recognized for successfully guiding game-changing real estate deals, such as Ares Management’s US$3.7 billion acquisition of real estate asset manager, GCP International, and Cain International’s US$2 billion financing of the One Beverly Hills project.
Honorees recognized for advising on high-stakes litigation matters and market-shaping transactions.